"No, no, no, Your Highness, I won't kneel. Please, you must help my daughter-in-law. This child has such a hard life!"
As the old woman spoke, her heart ached again. She turned her face away, and from her cloudy eyes, large tears rolled down her wrinkled cheeks, falling onto her clothes. She immediately used the cuff of her patched sleeve to wipe away her tears.
"Auntie, please don't cry. I was just teasing you earlier. I don't like people kneeling down for me, so I said that to scare you. Your daughter-in-law is fine now. Let her rest for two days, and she'll gradually recover. You should go rest in the room next door too."
Leng Ruo Li comforted her helplessly.
Afterward, Leng Ruo Li led the old woman out of the patient's room and had Ling Er arrange a room for her to rest.
At that moment, a large number of people who had come to see a doctor arrived outside the medical hall, forming two long queues that seemed to stretch endlessly. Chu Ming Xuan and Old Huang were swamped with patients, and even Doctor Han and Doctor Yang were out on house calls.
"Ming Xuan, why are there so many people coming to see the doctor all of a sudden?" Leng Ruo Li asked curiously.
"I'm not too sure myself. I heard that two burly men who had just left our medical hall were everywhere in the marketplace promoting An Ji Ji Tang. Some people, to verify the truth, rushed over to test it out, whether they were sick or not," Chu Ming Xuan sighed.
Two burly men?
It must have been those two brothers, Yu Shan and Shi Shan. Although it was good for them to promote An Ji Ji Tang, it would also attract those who weren't sick to join in the fun.
"Ming Xuan, this won't do! What if people who are truly ill are blocked behind them and don't receive timely treatment? Wouldn't that be harmful?" Leng Ruo Li said, her face creasing into a frown.
"Yes, it seems we need to find a way to get those who are just here for a lark to leave," Chu Ming Xuan agreed with a nod.
"I have an idea."
After Leng Ruo Li spoke, she gathered Chu Ming Xuan and the others into a room and whispered a few words.
But by the time they came out, the people queuing outside had started to quarrel.
"Hey, are your doctors at An Ji Ji Tang still going to see patients or not? Didn't you say that for the first three days of your new medical hall's opening, you would treat people for free?" a man shouted as soon as he saw Leng Ruo Li and the others emerge.
"Yes, may I ask what your problem is?" Leng Ruo Li looked at the man with sharp eyes and a chilling tone.
Upon receiving Leng Ruo Li's icy gaze, the man suddenly grew a little fearful.
"I, I'm here to see a doctor. I've been queuing for a long time outside to get here, and you're dawdling and wasting time. When will we get our turn?" the man said emphatically.
Everyone felt that what he said was reasonable and started to egg him on.
"Exactly, didn't your An Ji Ji Tang say that for the first three days of the opening, you would treat people for free? Then why were you dawdling earlier? Did you regret offering free treatment after seeing so many people queuing?"
"Yeah, yeah..."
"They must have regretted making that decision. Haha..."
As one person started, a large group immediately joined in the uproar.
"Our An Ji Ji Tang did indeed promise to treat people for free for the first three days of our opening, especially those suffering from difficult or critical illnesses. We can even prioritize their treatment. However, if those who feign illness or come to join in the fun cause trouble at An Ji Ji Tang, we will not be polite and will send you directly to the authorities."
As Leng Ruo Li spoke, her stunningly beautiful face was devoid of emotion, and she exuded an icy aura.
In fact, many people in the queue knew Leng Ruo Li's identity and dared not make too much of a fuss. Some were genuinely there to see a doctor, while others were there for the excitement, and still others were instigated by others for financial gain to cause trouble... 138 Reading Network.
And her An Ji Ji Tang welcomed those who came to see a doctor.
As Leng Ruo Li's words fell, some timid people gradually withdrew from the queue, but some were still fearless.
At this moment, Chu Ming Xuan, who was standing nearby, added, "Everyone should have heard the legend of the 'Masked Ghost Doctor,' right? She is standing right in front of us. This person is the Cold Royal Consort."
Chu Ming Xuan finished speaking and pointed at Leng Ruo Li.
At this, the crowd in the queue and the onlookers erupted in shock.
"My heavens, so the Cold Royal Consort is the 'Masked Ghost Doctor' who performed the Cesarean section for Madam Su! No wonder her medical skills are so superb..."
Immediately, the crowd began to discuss amongst themselves.
"We'd better get out of the queue quickly. Those highly skilled doctors, ghost doctors, and capable people are all very vengeful. We can't afford to offend them completely. I still have a frail old mother at home, so I won't join in the fun anymore."
"Right, I have a sickly child at home who needs medical attention. But I was paid by someone else to cause trouble at An Ji Ji Tang. Those people are watching us."
"Then won't you return the money to them? If you offend these divine doctors, in the future, treating your child might cost more than the money you have now."
The person persuaded him.
"Mmm, you're very right."
Subsequently, he led a group of people out of the queue to find their employers and return the money.
After a while, only those who were genuinely there to see a doctor remained.
Chu Ming Xuan and the others quickly sat down to treat patients, and Leng Ruo Li also sat down to see patients.
However, after she had just seen two patients, someone suddenly rushed in front of her. Leng Ruo Li looked up and saw that it was Prince Qing.
"Cold Royal Consort, I am here to see a doctor!" Prince Qing, Jun Mo Yao, said coldly.
"Your Highness Prince Qing, if you want to see a doctor, please queue at the back!"
Leng Ruo Li reminded him with a stern expression.
"I am a prince of the Tian Wu Kingdom. How dare you, a woman, make me queue with these lowly commoners like this? Leng Ruo Li, are you mistaken?" Prince Qing looked at her in disbelief after hearing Leng Ruo Li's words.
As soon as his words fell, the people queuing behind him and the onlookers started to discuss, but they dared not speak too loudly, as Prince Qing was a royal prince.
"Your Highness Prince Qing, you heard correctly. If you want to see a doctor at our An Ji Ji Tang, regardless of who you are, you must queue up."
Leng Ruo Li became enraged upon hearing Prince Qing speak such disrespectful words.
Her eyes, as dark and dazzling as black gemstones, shot out chilling glares that made people tremble.
"Jun Mo Yao, what's wrong with commoners? If you didn't have an emperor father, you would be nothing! You wouldn't even be fit to be a commoner."
Leng Ruo Li taunted him in front of everyone.